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The following week, Monday, March 17th Rimpoche began the first of three eight week sessions at Renaissance Unity, entitled "Attaining Lasting Satisfaction." Attendance has been between 160 and 200 people each evening. Rimpoche has already been asked to do another Sunday Service, which is scheduled for June 29th, and will be a prelude to the second part of the series beginning the next day, Monday, June 30th. Renaissance Unity
address: -Kathleen Ivanoff (Ann Arbor)
April 12, Rimpoche will have a book signing in Utrecht, Netherlands. Philip Glass will be introducing Rimpoche. April 13, Rimpoche will do a workshop from 1 - 5:30 pm in Tilburg, NL April 16, Rimpoche will give a lecture 8 - 10 pm in Den Bosch, NL April 18 - 22, Lam Rim Retreat in Nijmegen April 27 - May 1, Vajrayana Retreat in Nijmegen May 2, Fire Puja May 4, Mandala Day in Nijmegen Then: May 23-26, Rimpoche at the Spring Retreat at Garrison, NY May 29, Rimpoche resumes Thursday night teachings in JH NY June 3, Rimpoche resumes Tuesday night teachings in Ann Arbor June 7/8, Rimpoche will teach at Jewel Heart Cleveland on the Three Principal Aspects of the Path June 29, Rimpoche will be at Renaissance Unity at 9 am and 11:30 am for their Sunday Services June 30, Rimpoche resumes Monday night lectures at Renaissance Unity at 7:30 pm thru August 18 -Kathy Laritz (Ann Arbor) A Teaching Given by Gelek Rimpoche We have a problem integrating daily life and spiritual practice. We are so active running here and there between job and family, paying bills, doing daily chores and all the rest. These things keep us absolutely busy. And don't forget laziness comes in the picture and takes a lot of time too. People feel there's not enough time to do everything and that is how a lot of stress and pressure is built up. In the end we probably allocate five minutes to half an hour, or maybe one to three hours maximum for what we call spiritual practice. What about the rest of our day, which is actually the majority of our time? If you know how, there
is a way to handle it. There is a way to combine spiritual practice with
everyday life. The trick is to take your job, your chore, or whatever
it is you do and make it spiritual! That may seem easy for people who
because of their profession, think they are already doing something to
help others. But what about those who have regular jobs in the office,
in the shop, or at a plant? Lawyers, teachers, shopkeepers, scientists,
workers, road-builders? They may well think they're not doing anything
spiritual. Even if you have difficulties, like not being able to get a job, that can become spiritual practice! You can turn that into spiritual practice by thinking to yourself, "I'm not getting a job. May this difficulty purify not just me but all living beings, and particularly those who are connected with me. May any hardship that comes because I don't have a job, be used to purify every living being's negativity, particularly miserliness." In short, we can utilize the difficulties in life to purify negativity, and enjoyable things in life can be used to build up appreciation. Whatever you encounter can be used to benefit yourself and others. It depends on the individual, and how they make the best use of it. In short, to have less stress, to gain more benefit from life, to be able to succeed, one must know how to combine spiritual practice with everyday life. Once we are able to do that, our spiritual and material lives begin to work together and support each other. This is the need of people today. -Edited by Aura Glaser (Ann Arbor)
Jewel Heart Ann Arbor hosted its first Open House on Wednesday March 26. About 30 people attended including 10 people who were first time visitors to Jewel Heart, The night began with informal conversation, supplemented by tea, cookies, an assortment of nori rolls and delicious home made banana nut breads. Chris Branson, who hosted the event, introduced Rimpoche who sat in the audience with the other visitors. She explained Jewel Heart's mission, highlighted upcoming programs, and answered general questions about Buddhism. Other senior students assisted in answering questions about Buddhist practice, meditation, and the specifics of Tibetan Buddhism. Chris concluded the talk by leading a brief meditation. The evening appeared to be the perfect opportunity to introduce Jewel Heart to those with an interest in Buddhism, but who might be hesitant to come to a Tuesday night teaching. The Sangha Committee and Jewel Heart Administrative staff plan to organize more Open House evenings in the hopes of making Jewel Heart more accessible to our local community. -Arielle Goldman (Ann Arbor)
Garrison Memorial
Weekend Retreat dates for 2003 are May 23-26. The spring retreat topic is White Tara. This retreat will focus on the healing and compassionate activity of Tara. Tara is known as a mother goddess whose response to any heartfelt request for her help is quick and effective. All forms of Tara are wonderful, but White Tara is particularly associated with healing, protection and stabilizing your life force. To Register Call:
(914) 767.0368 PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE NEWS This spring Jewel Heart is launching a new program of graduated study and practice based on Gelek Rimpoche's teachings. Open to all, these classes are especially intended for those wishing to study the Tibetan Buddhist path in a systematic and in-depth manner and will include meditation and discussion. The program in its entirety is meant to provide a foundation for entering the Vajrayana path. The Programming committee (Aura Glaser, Sandy Finkel, Kathleen Ivanoff and Hartmut Sagolla) are currently working on the Fall Program. -Kathleen
Ivanoff (Ann Arbor) ANN ARBOR OFFICE WANT LIST The office is still looking for a microwave or a toaster oven. Anyone willing to donate please call 734 994-3387.
ANN ARBOR / DETROIT ADDESS: 207 E. Washington
St. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 Suggested minimum donation for Teachings - $5. Ann Arbor also has a Fragrance Free Policy - We ask that those participating in Jewel Heart events kindly refrain from wearing perfumes colognes, or other scented products in consideration of other people's allergies. White Tara
Practice - Sundays 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Meditation
session - Sundays 10:00 am 11:00 am NEW YORK ADDRESS (CENTER):
260 West Broadway, NY 10013 ADDRESS (OFFICE):
33 Katonah Aveune, Katonah, NY 10536 Suggested donation
for Teachings $15 / Suggested donation for classes - $5 CLEVELAND ADDRESS: 2670 W14th
St., Cleveland, OH 44113 Cleveland has a full
schedule of programming as well as their own newsletter. Go to the Jewel
Heart web site at www.jewelheart. org, click on "Chapters" then on "Cleveland"
for more information. Venerable Thubten Chodron, a nun in the Tibetan tradition, is author of "Introduction to Buddhism," "Open Heart - Clear Mind," "Taming the Monkey Mind," "Blossoms of the Dharma," "Working with Anger" and many other wonderful books. She is known for her clear and humorous teaching style, bringing in numerous examples from 21st century American life. Born in 1950, Ven. Chödrön grew up near Los Angeles. In 1975, she met her primary teachers, Ven. Lama Yeshe and Ven. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and began to study and practice Buddhism with them. Ven. Chödrön travels worldwide to teach the Dharma. We are fortunate to have her here in Cleveland once more. Friday, Apr
11, 7-9 pm Saturday,
Apr 12 7-9 pm Sunday, Apr
12 10 am - noon **(Suggested donation for each event is $10 or more. As always, if you can't afford this, come anyway and give what you can.)** Other Cleveland Area Events Carol Elchert will be leading a cultural ecology tour of Nepal and Tibet this summer, July 7-22, for 5-12 people. Cost is $3000 plus airfare. With Carole's deep knowledge and appreciation of the region, you will go places, meet people and have experiences not available on standard issue tours. Contact: Carole Elchert, Asst. Prof. Of Communications, University of Findlay, PO Box 572, Findlay, OH 45839, FAX: 419-424-4822, PHONE: 419-365-7131 EMAIL: carole799@yahoo.com Ram Dass,
Sun. Apr. 27, 2pm "Karma Yoga: Living our Lives as a
Path to God." Cleveland Masonic Auditorium; for information call 216-751-1198
or 1-800-468-8012 or go to www.unitygreatercleveland.com. PHONE:
847-256-3176 LINCOLN PHONE: 402-435-7679
Thursdays
7:00 pm Weekly practice sessions. SAN FRANCISCO PHONE: 415-248-2656
NIJMEGEN ADDRESS: Dominicanenstraat
2b, 6512 GX Nijmegen, The Netherlands Jewel Heart Netherlands has extensive programming and its own website. Go to http://www.jewelheart.nl or more information. The website is available in both Dutch and English. MALAYSIA PHONE: 011-606-952-7961
Weekly Vajrayana discussion held every Wednesday. Weekly Lam Rim discussion held every Friday at the Muar Buddhist Society. Call to confirm details of scheduled events. SINGAPORE PHONE: 011-65-3348-566
ext 23 MEMBER NEWS This section of e-JEWEL is dedicated to keeping us all informed of what's happening with individual members of Jewel Heart who have any news they'd like to share. Please email any information you'd like distributed to eJewel@jewelheart.org.
In an effort to unify the Jewel Heart community and to help and support all of its members, e-Jewel will be offering free classified ads. The classifieds will be organized by city and category, including Nijmegen and the chapters in Malaysia and Singapore. Do you have an item that you would like to buy or sell? Do you have something you would like to give away? Are you looking for or offering employment or housing? Do you have a skill, trade or service that you would like to share with your community? Please write up a very short classified advertisement and email it to classifieds@jewelheart.org Please put "JEWEL HEART CLASSIFIED" in the subject line of your email. Because e-Jewel is available to all on the internet, we encourage the contact information contain email addresses only (no phone numbers or personal information unless you are comfortable the whole world seeing it!) -Kate Glahn ANN ARBOR / DETROIT NEW YORK CHICAGO CLEVELAND LINCOLN SAN FRANCISCO NIJMEGEN SINGAPORE MALAYSIA
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